Thought Trap - A way of thinking that twists the truth making us feel more upset. An unhealthy way of thinking. , Black and White Thinking also called All or Nothing Thinking - Seeing things as all good or all bad with no in between. Ex: "If I don't get an "A" it means I'm not smart and I'm a failure.", Tunnel Vision - Only focusing on the bad. "The teacher corrected me today in class so my day was bad." , It's No Big Deal - Pretending something doesn't bother you when it does. Ex: Friends excluded you at recess and you think "Even though I'm sad, I should just get over it. It's no big deal.", Mind Reading - Thinking that you know what someone else is thinking. Ex: John ignored me this morning, he's probably mad at me.", It's All My Fault - Thinking that everything is your own fault when it's not. Ex: Julian seems upset today, I must have done something to make him upset., Labeling or Name Calling Mindset - Name calling yourself or others based on one thing that happened. Ex: I spilled my drink therefore I must be clumsy." , Mountain Out Of A Mole Hill - Believing things are always a huge disaster. Ex: I got a papercut now I'm going to get an infection and get really sick.", Should Mindset - Telling yourself you Should, Must, Always. "I must pass this Math test.", Overgeneralization or Always Never Thinking - Believing that because something happened once, it will always happen again. Ex: I missed that goal, I always mess up, I can never do anything right.", Emotional Reasoning or Feelings = Facts - Believing that just because you feel something, it must be true. Ex: I feel nervous to go to school today, that means something bad will happen. , Dismissing The Positive - When you don't believe the good stuff. "My teacher said good job, but she says that to everyone, she didn't really mean it.", Blaming Others - Blaming others instead of looking at what you can do differently. Ex: I only got corrected for talking because my friend was talking to me and I had to answer.", Fortune Telling - Always expecting the worst outcome. Ex: I'm not going to ask my teacher for help on Math, I know she'll tell me no.",

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